Mail-bag catcher and deliverer.



- WITNESSES 1 INVENTOR H. JENKINS.

MAIL BAG OATGHER AND DELIVERER.

APPLIGATION IILIIID MAY 14, 1912.

1,084,579. Patented Jan. 13,1914.

d W 1 74 1 7 u 25 H w W 1 w 1 M" Atfmey ing and delivering are provided for receiving a mail bag car- HENRY JENKINS, OF GILLETTE, WYOMING.

MAIL-BAG cnrcnnn AND nnmvnnnni I Specification of Letters-Patent. Application filed May 14, 1912. Serial No 697,252.

Patented Jan. is, 3914.

To all whom, it maficonaem: I r Be it known that I, HENRY JENKINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gillette, in the county of Crook and State of;

Wyoming, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mail-Bag Catchers and Deliverers, of which the following is a specification. r

This invention relates to mail bag catchdevices wherein means ried by a moving vehicle such as a train, and the moving vehicle carrying means for receiving a mail bag from the first mentioned means.

An object of this invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character which is durable, efficient and of such-construction as to prevent the tearing or wearing of the bag.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mail bag catching and delivering device which consists of but a few simple parts I whereby it may be manufactured andplaced upon the market at a very small cost.

With the above and other objects in view my invention consists in such details of,

construction and in the arrangement and as will be hereinafter more fully described and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail referencejwill be had drawings wherein like characters denote like or'corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in'which;-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention shown applied to a train and astationcombination of parts ary post. Fig. 2 is a planview of one of the grabbing arms. Fig. 3 is a detailed view, and Fig. 4 is another detailedwiew.

The' base portion 1 together with the upright post 2 constitute the supporting structure for the stationary apparatus. The post 2 is provided with the collarsii spaced apart thereon, the said collars being providedwith sleeves 5 for supporting a vertically extendingrod 6. A pair of arms as shown at 7 are revolubly mounted upon the rod and near its upper end and are secured together by the base rod 7 and-held m position through the medium of the tension spring. 9. The ends of the arms arecurved as shown at 10'and have secured thereto leaf .springs'll whereby they may receive the eyelets 12 which are carried by the upper -ried by the moving to the accompanying which are thereto. The springs have their ends flared as shown at 20 and are normally held out of engagement with each other through the medium of an expansion spring 21.

The structure carried by the moving, ve

hicle is similar to the one supported by the post 2, however the car is provided with cutout portions 22 for the reception of the arms 7 and 14 and are provided with pivoted hooks 23 whereby said arms are held in place thereby eliminating springs mentioned in connection with the other structure. In a structure which is carried by the train the arm 14 which car'- ries. the grabbing members is disposed before the bag as supporting members as is shown. It is readily obvious that the grabbingiarm which iscarried by the stationary structure will engage the bag which is carstructure and that the grabbing arm of the moving structure will engage the bag supported by the stationary structure. By this arrangement it will be seen that a and one received thereto.

The greatest of stress is laid upon the sim plicity of my invention and it is thought that the advantages and novel features of the same will be readily appreciated, from' the foregoing disclosure.

the use of the coil.

bag is delivered from the train I desire it to be understood that I may snake slight changes in the construction and in the arrangemena and combination of parts provided suchchanges fall within the scope of the subjoined claims.

"1. In combination with a base plate and a vertically extending post' of collars carried by said post, sleeves provided u on said collars, a vertically extending ro adapted to be received by each of said sleeves, a pair of arms supported by said vertically extending rod and near its upper end, said pair of arms adapted to support a mail bag a third arm mounted upon said rod and below said first mentioned arms, said third arm being proa third arm mounted upon-said rod and below said first mentioned arms, a coil spring in engagement with said last mentioned arm and said post, said last mentioned arm being provided with grabbing arms for the purpose described. p

3. In combination with a base plate and a post extending therefrom, of collars carried by said post, sleeves provided upon said collars for the reception of a vertically extending rod, :1 pair of arms carried by said rod and near its upper end, means connecting said arms together, the ends of said arms adapted to be curved and provided with leaf springs whereby they may receive a mail bag, a coil spring in engagement with the I lower end of said arms and said post, a third arm upon said rod, a brace rod connected'to said arm intermediate its ends andsaid rod, a coilspring in engagement with said last mentioned armand said post and grabbing arms carried by said last mentioned arm for the purpose described.

4. In combination with a base plate and a post extending therefrom, of collars carried by said post, said collars provided with sleeves for the reception of a vertically extending'rod, a pair of arms upon said rod, means connecting said arms together intermediate 'of their ends, a coil spring in engagcment with the lower of said arms and said post, clasps formed upon the-outer extremities of said arms for the reception of a mail bag, a third arm provided upon said rod, a coil spring connecting said last named arm and said post, a brace rod connected to said arm and to said rod, the ends of said last mentioned arm being bifurcated to receive the inner extremities of a pair of leaf springs and means for holding the outer extremities of saidleaf springs normally out of engagement with each other for the purpose copies of this patent may be obtalnedio;

described. a

5. In combination with a base plate and a arms provided with clasps adapted to en post extending therefrom, of collars carried by said post, sleeves provided upon said collars for the reception of a vertically extending rod, a pair of arms upon 531d rod and near its upper end, elastic means connecting the lower of said arms andsaid post, the outer extremities of said arm adapted to be bent, said arms provided wit leaf springs in engagement with said curved extremities whereby clasps are formed for the reception of eyelets carried by a mail bag, a third arm carried by said outer rod and below said first mentioned arm, elastic means connecting said last. mentioned arm and said post, a

brace rod connecting said last named arm and said first mentioned rod, the outer extremity of said last mentioned rod adapted to receive the inner extremities of a pair of leaf springs, rings upon said last mentioned.

rod for holding said leaf. springs in place and an expansion spring for normally holding the outer extremities of said 'leaf springs out of engagement with each other for the purpose described.

6. Amail bag receiving and-delivering mechanism consisting of two arms supported by a stationary post, the outer ends of said age the rings of an ordinary mail bag, a third arm carried by said post and having grabbing means on its outer end, said grabbing means consisting of @two leaf springs which are connected to said arm, acoil spring disposed between' said leaf springs and normally holding their outer free ends apart.

7. A mail bag receiving and delivering mechanism consisting of two arms supported by a stationary post, the outer ends of said arms provided with clasps adapted to engage the rings of an ordinary mail bag, a third armcarmedby'sanl post and hav1ng grabbing means on its outer end, said grab- -bing means consisting of two leaf springs which are connected to said rod, a coil spring disposed between said leaf springs and normally holding their outer free ends apart, coil springs connected to said arms and said stationary post for holding said arms in their normal position.

' HENRY JENKINS.

Witnesses JA ES'T. MORGAN, LEWIS S. HUNTER. 

